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One year before Nee's death in 1972, his wife, Charity, died due to an accident and high blood pressure; Nee was not allowed to attend her funeral. Charity's eldest sister then took the responsibility to care for Nee in prison. [ 28 ]
In May 1989 the ashes of Watchman Nee and his wife were transferred to and buried in “The Christian Cemetery” in Shiangshan in the city of Soochow, Kiangsu province. The following is an account from Watchman Nee’s grandniece, who accompanied Mrs. Nee’s sister to the labor farm to pick up his ashes:
Watchman Nee and Charity Zhang Pinhui (张品蕙姊妹) were childhood playmates. Zhang Ruzhou, Charity’s father, became a Christian before the Boxer Uprising while training at the Imperial Medical College in Tianjin.
The writings of Watchman Nee and Witness Lee focus on the enjoyment of the divine life, which all the believers possess, and on the building up of the church, the goal of God's work with man in this age.
Watchman Nee was born into a family with a Christian heritage. His grandfather, U Cheng Nee, was the one of the first ordained Chinese ministers of the Congregational missions in the Fukien Province of China. Nee was the third child of nine, but the first male child.
In the summer of 1971, Watchman Nee’s beloved wife Charity had a heavy fall, fracturing several ribs and suffering a slight stroke. Her condition quickly deteriorated, and she died a few days later.
“I want nothing for myself; I want everything for the Lord.” — Watchman Nee. The exhibition on the life and ministry of Watchman Nee is on display at Museum of the Bible until March 2023. By Amy Van Dyke, Lead Curator of Art and Exhibitions
